Pump-operating device.



Patented July 3|, I900.

H. G. JOHNSON. rum OPERATING DEVICE.

(Applieltion fllgd Apr. '17, 1900.)

(No Model.)

1m: Nonigs Inns ca. mtuurua, WASHINGTON. n, c

UNITED STATES PATENT Curren HANS G JOHNSON, or wAUKon, IOWA.

PUMP-OPERATING nsvlc'e'.

srncIrIcA'rIoNtortiing art f LettersPatenti-No. 654,643, dated July 31, 1906.

To all whom it may concern.

Be itknown thatI, HANSG. J oHNsON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waukon, in the county of Allamakee and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pump-i0 pe'rating Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. r I

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in pumps, and more particularly to certain devices which will adapt a pump of the usual 'or any preferred construction for use in connection with a windmill or other motor or a manually-controlled lever.

Theobj'ect of my invention, among others, is to make it possible to operate the pump by means of the windmill even when there is but little wind.

A further object, among others, is to enable the pump to be easily disconnected from the windmill or other motivepower and operate it by, the usual handle. e

Other objects and advantages will be made fullyapparent in thefollowing specification con's'idered'in connection with the accompanying drawings, of whichff Figure 1 illustrates 'my improved pump ready to be connected to the pumping'rodor piston of a windmill and also ready for operation by means of the handle. Fig. 2 illus-' trates the several devices so adj usted'that the pump may be operated manually by the two handles. Fig. 3 illustrates the several devices so adjusted that the actuating rod orpiston of the windmill is. disconnected directly from the pump-rod and the pump letft ready to be operated by the handle when the" bolt 14 is entered in the position shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail showing the device employed to connect the piston directly or indirectly to the pump-rod. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 illustrate in detail the'means employed to detachably connect the handle to the pump. Fig. 8 illustrates my pump-operating devices so adjusted that the pump-rod will be controlled by leverage. In order to conveniently designate the several parts of my invention and their cooper- AiiplitationfiledAprllN,1900. Serial Nod-3,225. (No ni'odel.) l

ating accessories, n umerals will he em ployed',

of which 1 indicates a pump of the usual or any preferred construction, provided, as is common, at itsupperend with the collar 2,

held in place by the set-screw 3 and having the standard 4,1311% latter being designed to reliably hold the upper end of the pn mpingrod 5 against lateralmovement. h f Toth'e lower end of the piston I secure in the union 6 may be readily connected to said rod by extending a bolt through the aperture Sfformed in said union and designed to register with the aperture 8 in the lrodf The terminal or union 6 is provided Withthe rightangled extension 9, having an aperture 10 in itsfreeend, and also provided with a recess l0-,adapted to receive the upper endof the link'lll. t

The handle proper, 12, 'isconnected t'othe lever-section l3, whichlatter is placed in pivotal union with the rod 5'by means of the bolt 14, it'being understood that the free end 15 of the lever isformed to extend beyond the rod 5 and is provided with a plurality of apertures 16, designed to register with corresponding apertures 17, formed in the end of the li'nk11,"it being understood that"s aidparts may be adjustably secured together by passinga'bolt through any of said apertures, according to the result desired. The lever 13 is held in its operative position by means of the fulcrum-link 18, pivotally connected at its upper end to said lever by the bolt 19, while the lower end of said link is connected to the arm 20, formed upon the collar 2, it being understood that said arm may be of any desired length and provided with a plurality of apertures,by means of which the f ulcrum-link 18 may be readily secured in the desired position by means of thebo lt 2 1,as isobvious. The handle proper,12,is connected to the end of th e lever 13 in the following mannenas illustrated in Figs. 5, 6, and 7: The lever-section 13}, a longitudinal View of which is shown in 5, is provided with the downward extension 22, designed to afford a seat whereby the said "section may be pivotally connected to the fulcrum-link 18, it being understood that a pref-- erable construction would require that two of said links be provided, one of them resting on cated by the numeral 24;. The end of the handle is bifurcated, whereby the branches...

25 and 26 are provided, the object of said branches being to engage both the upper and lower sides of the lever-section, and thus insure that the handle will be reliably held in position. Upon the lower edge of the handle. .I provide near .the end thereof the hook extension 27, designed to, engage the bar 28,.ex-

tending across the outer end and lower side of. the recess 23, as. clearly shown in Figs. 2, 5, and 6. By the arrangement just described it. will be seen that the handle may be very easily disconnected from the lever-section 13 when it is not desired to manually operate the pump and that said handle may be instantly readjusted in. its operative position. In constructing the lever-section 13, as will be seen by reference to Fig. 5, the outer end thereof is bifurcated or provided with a longitudinally and vertically disposed recess.-

which extends inwardly to the shoulder 29., thereby providing a seat within said, recess and between the branches for the reception of the pump-rod 5. and also permitting the end of. the link 11 to be reliably secured in place.

and the accompanying drawings it will be seen that my improved operating devices may be disposed in various relations to each other,- therebypmducing different and desirable results. 1 By reference. that the upper end of. the section 11 has been released from engagement with the angular extension 9 and swung downward substantially parallel. with the body of the pump. It 1 will be further observed .that the bolt designed to pass through the aperture 8 has been removed, which will permit the free play or reciprocation of thepump-rod 5 within the socket 7'. When the parts are thus arranged and adjusted, the pump is ready to becperated by the handle 12. In order to reinforce the handle .12 in case there is no .Wind to operate the pump or when 'forany reason it is desired to manually control the 'pump,, th,e link-section is extended outward,

so as to lie substantially in the same plane occupied by the extension 15 When the apertures 16. and 17 are brought into registration with each otherand suitable bolts or pins. 30

entered, in said apertures, thereby disposing the link-section, 11 so that it may be utilized as. a handle designed to supplement the handle 12., and therebyenahle two persons to control the pump, it. being understood that the bolt or pin passing through the aperture 8, and thusfconnecting the rod 5with the union 6, has been removed.

In Fig. 3 I have shown my improved pumpoperating devices so disposed that the pump will be operated by the reciprocation of the piston of the windmill after the bolt has been entered in aperture 8. This arrangement may bereadily efiected by removing the bolt 14 (shown in Fig. 2) and entering it or another one especially provided for this purpose through the aperture The lever section 13- by this arrangement will be wholly disconnected from the rod 5, and thus permitted to play in the performance of its ofiice without in any wise disturbing said lever-section or the handleor link-section attached thereto.

' In Fig. 8 I have illustrated my pump-operating devices as being so disposed that the pump may be operated by the windmill even when the wind is verygentle, inasmuch as I apply a leverage to the pump-rod, which will enable the same tobe operated with a minimumamo'unt of power, though it is obvious that the stroke will be necessarily more limited in extent and rapidity. I am enabled to' apply great leverage to the pump-rod by pivotingthe lower end of the link-section 11' to the extension 15., while they upper end i'spivoted within the recess 10, it being understood that the bolt 14 is left in position so as to connect the lever-section 13 to the pumprod and also that the bolt. is removed'from the aperture 8, thusv disconnecting the. union 1 6 from the pump-rod 5, as set forth in Fig. 8. By reference to the foregoingdescription By the construction just described in the several views of-the drawings it will be observed that the piston of the windmill may. i be so applied to the pump-rod 5 that it will operate it positively and that a full stroke of j said piston may be communicatedtosaid'rod. to. Fig. 1 itwill be observed 1 When the wind is low, a very great leverage crmultiplied force willlbefbrought to bear upon said rod and. insure the... reciprocation thereof, though the stroke, as is obvious, will be more. limited in extent. "I

The several parts of my pumping apparatus may be very cheaply and expeditiously manufacturedandreadily disposed in their re spective operative positions, and since said partsmay be quickly adj usted and readjusted the use thereof will be found to be very desirable. By making it possible to. disconnect D mn-ha quickly read' u ng the same in its operative position ini'con nection with the lever-section 13 said handle may be preserved against beingcasually broken or bent outv of place, as by cattle or horses .rubbing against the same.

While I have described the preferred con struction which may be adopted in the production of the several parts of my invention, it is understood that I desire to comprehend in this application all such substantial equiv alents and substitutes as may fall fairly with in the scope of my, invention.

dleiin the mannerspecified and i i l Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The herein-described series of levers for pumps comprising the union 6 having a socket and an extension 9, a pump-rod cooperating with said socket, a fulcrum-link secured to the pump, a lever-section pivoted to said link, and a link 11 designed to connect said lever and said extension whereby the force of the windmill or other motive power may be applied indirectly to the pump-rod, all combined substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

2. In pumps, a union having a socket and an extension, and a link adapted to pivotally connect said extension and the pump-rod, in the manner specified and for the purpose set forth.

3. In pumps, a lever; a pump-rod; a detachable handle adapted to be secured to said lever, in combination with a socket carried by the rod of the windmill, said socket having a right-angled extension, and means to connect said socket directly to the pump-rod and a link 11 adapted to indirectly connect said extension and lever whereby an increased leverage will be applied to the pump-rod, all

combined in the manner specified and for the purpose set forth.

4. In pump-operating devices, the hereindescribed union adapted to form the connecting-link between the pump-rod and the piston of the windmill consisting of an upright portion designed to be secured to said piston and further having an extension provided with a recess, and also having a Verticallydisposed socket adapted to adj ustably receive the pump-rod, substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

5. As an improvement in pump-operating devices, the herein-described series of levers comprising a union 7 having an extension; the lever-section 13 adapted to be connected to the pump-handle and suitably pivoted to the body of the pump, and further having a bifurcated end, in combination with a linksection 11 designed to connect said bifurcated end of said lever-section with said extension formed on said union, and a pump-rod adapted to fit between said bifurcated end, whereby the piston of the windmill may be connected directly to the pump-rod or connected indirectly thereto through said link-section, in the manner specified and for thepurpose set forth.

6. In pumps, a lever-section 13 having one end bifurcated and the opposite end provided with an opening 23 and a crossbar 28, in combination with an operating-handle having an end provided with branches 25 and 26 adapted to fit said opening, saidend also having upon its lower side a-hook extension 27 adapted to engage said bar whereby the branches 25 and 26 respectively will rest upon the upper and lower side of said lever-section 13 and thereby hold the'handle in union with said section until said hook is released from said bar as and 'for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HANS G. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

W. O. JOHNSON,

P. H. KLINGLE. 

